Reclining-chair.



J. E BERRY.

RECLiNlNG CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7. 1913.-

1,165,4=89. Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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JAMES E. BERRY, OF INDIANAPGLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO FRANK E. BER-RY AND ROBERT C. BERRY, BOTH OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

RECLINING-CHAIR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns E. citizen of the United States, and a resident of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Reclining-Chair, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer to like parts. I

The object of this invention is to provide an improved construction of a reclining or Morris chair.

The chief feature of the invention consists in providing sliding arms for the chair which control the position of the back and leg rest, said arms being skeleton-like and having a lower horizontal portion with means in the space within the arm' for clamping the same in place.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claim.

In the drawings Figure l is a side elevation of the chair in normal or upright position. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same in a reclining position. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the means for clamping to the arm rest and seat the connection between the seat and leg rest. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line ii of Fig. 1.

The seat portion is supported on legs 11 and has cross-bars 12 for upholstering and a cushion, which are not shown. 'The back 13 is pivoted at its lower end to the rear part of the seat section 14 and arms 15 arepivotally connected with the back by links 16. The arms are skeleton-like having a lower horizontal portion and slidably mounted on the seat section and serve, through the link 16, to support the back or move it into any desired position of inclination.

The arms 15 are preferably loop shape BERRY, a

having a lower rail or portion resting upon the horizontal bar 110 of the seat section. The top bar of the seat section has three longitudinal slots 20. Bolts 21 extend through the lower part of the arms and through the two end slots so as to hold Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915. Serial No. 759,454.

the arms in place on the seat section and permit the arm to be moved forwardly or rearwardiy.

The leg section 22 is pivoted at 23 to the forward portion of the seat section and the leg section carries on its extreme lower end a foot rest 24. A bracket 25 is secured to the rear part of the leg rest and connected by a link 26 to a lever 27 fulcrumed between its ends to the seat section at 28 and connected by a link 29 to a rod 30 which extends up through the middle slot 20 and through the lower part of the arm and has on its upper end an eccentric clamp 31. There is a collar 32 on said rod 30 on the under side of the seat bar 110, so that the rod 30 can be clamped in any desired position, in order that the leg section may be held by the intervening connection in the desired position, at its limit of movement.

This chair can be operated by merely pushing on the back or sliding the arms or operating the leg rest, as said three parts are operativeiy connected together.

I claim as my invention:

A chair having a seat section with longitudinal slots in the sides thereof, loop-shaped arms, guide members extending through the lower part of each arm into the slot in the seat, a clamping bolt extending through the lower part of the arm and through said slot, an eccentric handle on the upper end of said clamping bolt for clamping the arm to the seat, a back pivotally mounted at its lower end, links connecting the rear ends of the arms with the back between the upper and lower portions thereof, a foot rest pivoted to the forward part of the seat, a lever pivoted between its ends under the seat, a link connecting one end of said lever with the footrest below the pivot thereof, and another link connecting the other end of said lever with the lower end of the clamping bolt.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto aflixed my signature in the presence of the witnesses herein named.

JAMES E. BERRY.

vitnesses O. M. MOLAUGHLIN, J. H. VVELLs.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0. 

